at every opportunity

phrase

: whenever possible
The dog ran away at every opportunity.

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And anti-biology WNBA fans have spent the past few Indiana Fever games booing Cunningham at every opportunity. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Skubal started the game, recorded his 1,000th career strikeout and was cheered at every opportunity by a crowd of 34,406. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Paraguay, however, came in looking to limit France’s chances, by any means necessary—even if that meant knocking French players to the ground, seemingly at every opportunity. — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026 Focusing on the height of quality at every opportunity, KULAKOVSKY is an active articulation of practice, proof that there are many virtues beauty can possess. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for at every opportunity

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“At every opportunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20every%20opportunity. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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